Madeleine's Cafe & Patisserie

Absolutely love this place! If you're looking for a breakfast spot that goes beyond the usual eggs and pancakes, this is it. The brisket hash is incredible—perfectly crispy potatoes topped with tender, flavorful brisket that’s clearly been cooked with care. The brisket itself is the star: smoky, juicy, and melts in your mouth. I also tried the French dip, which was just as impressive. The meat was packed with flavor, and the au jus was rich and savory—perfect for dipping. And the horseradish cream is phenomenal! You can really tell they focus on quality ingredients and thoughtful preparation. Between the cozy French café vibe and the standout dishes, this place is easily one of the best breakfast/brunch spots around. I’ll definitely be coming back for that brisket!

I had an extremely disappointing experience at Madeleine's today. We ordered a brisket French dip, but what we were served was clearly corned beef, not brisket. Those are not interchangeable meats. Corned beef is heavily cured and can contain up to 1.8g of sodium in just a 3 oz portion, while brisket typically contains around 0.87g. This difference matters — especially for someone like my father-in-law who has high blood pressure, where excessive sodium intake can lead to serious health complications. If the menu had stated that the sandwich used corned beef, we would have simply ordered something else and there would have been no issue. Instead, when we politely questioned it, the staff handled the situation extremely poorly. The first employee tried to insist that brisket and corned beef are the same thing, which they absolutely are not. When we attempted to explain the concern, another employee responded with sarcasm instead of professionalism and asked, “Oh, well what restaurant do you guys own?” — as if customers need to own a restaurant in order to point out a menu inaccuracy. For context, while I don’t own a restaurant, I am a sous chef at the Italian Kitchen. I attended culinary school for three years, have catered countless weddings at Black Rock Golf Course, and helped build the menu for my school’s Epicurean Delight course for 2022, 2023, and 2024. I am more than qualified to recognize the difference between brisket and corned beef, and they are drastically different products. The sandwich itself wasn’t even the worst part. The service and the dismissive attitude toward a legitimate concern were. If a restaurant is going to substitute ingredients, it needs to accurately describe what is being served and treat customers respectfully when they ask about it. Unfortunately, this experience showed neither.

We are in town for the weekend and wanted to stay away from hotel food so we found this cute cafe. The atmosphere is so charming and the staff were great! My only complaints were we ordered the beignets and they are mini (cute in theory) but they were all burned and just crunchy and covered in powdered sugar instead of fluffy little pillows. They are $9 so it was a complete waste of money for that item. We ordered the French toast and our order was to go. It was three half slices with a cranberry compote. We did not get the orange whipped cream noted on the menu. I felt that $14 for three had slices of bread and a small cup of cranberry and small cup of syrup was very expensive. Our 16 oz chai and hot chocolate had great flavor but the chai cup was just over half full. We poured it into an 12oz cup and it didn’t even fill it. Their house made granola is really yummy! Overall, I would return and eat in house but take away is lacking severely.

Pretty good service and also quick. We got a coffee and a hibiscus tea with elderberry. It was a little bitter and it needed some more honey or sugar, but it was pretty refreshing.

We were at a conference at the Davenport Grand Hotel and decided to get lunch there. It is a beautiful bakery with good options for lunch. I wished we could have enjoyed more of their pastries. The place offers plenty of tables and it is very spacious. Everything looked very fresh. Great option if you are in the area!